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Ken Shaw knew it was time to expand his front garden when panic buying at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak stripped the shelves in his local grocery store. “I just took over the boulevard,” said the Prince Rupert, B.C.

OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and union officials are calling on the federal government to put a stop to its role in for-profit long-term care homes, where deadly COVID-19 outbreaks are worsening as the second wave of the pandemic takes hold.

Nell Glass of Prince George recently celebrated her 100th birthday with her family spanning five generations. Kathy Nadalin wrote a story about Nell back in 2018. All the best from all of us at The Citizen, Nell!

Winds will carry flurries of snow through the city

Restrictions and orders will be in place for two weeks

All visitors to City of Prince George civic facilities will be required to wear a mask, following a new order issued by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Thursday.

Defensemen Cole Moberg will be dressing for a Prince George hockey team, just not the one he's used to. The Cougars have agreed to loan the 20-year-old North Vancouver product to the Spruce Kings.

Prince George Chamber of Commerce CEO Todd Corrigall welcomed Thursday provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry's order making masks mandatory in all public and retail spaces.

The City of Prince George has responded in kind to Dr. Bonnie Henry's latest public health order that requires masks to be worn in all indoor public and retail spaces .

While national employment levels have stabilized since outset of the pandemic last spring, women continue to be on the losing side of those gains.